i do $1 an ounce also and tell people ahead of time when they order something that it is 1$ an ounce and most bars are 3-4 ounces--so they know about what will be charged. Sometimes cit a little big and just eat difference!!
Shaped bars are about 2.5-3 oz
carolestevens@??? wrote:
Hi Vicki,
I charge $1 per ounce and I only use essential oils.
Hope that helps.
Carole
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From: "Vicki Fotheringham"
> Do any of you in the group sell your hand made soap bars? I have given
> several people samples of my soap,
> and now each one is wanting to purchase it from me. If you sell, how do you
> go about it, do you sell by a
> particluar amount per ounce? I use only high quality, cold pressed
> vegetable oils, no shortening, and I include
> some very expensive oils in the batch. A batch costs me right at $18.00 to
> make and produces 30 bars of
> soap about 4 ounces each. Also, I use some essential oils, and some
> Fragrance oils. I know the essential
> oils are much more costly than the fragrance oils, so all that has to come
> into pricing.
>
> What do you do for packaging as well?
>
> Thanks for any help you can give me with this. Have a great day!
> Vicki
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